I read this today and thought this was some good advice.

This is great advise for runners regardless if you are running the MCM. Sometimes, family emergencies, national disaster, sickness, etc make you have to exit the race before it starts. What to do if the Marine Corps Marathon Gets Cancelled http://ow.ly/pSjje

I think this stinks. I have personally run the MCM 3 times and not running this year. To most nonrunners the cancellation of the race might not seem big in the grand scheme of the shutdown; especially in comparison to those who are furloughed. But, I beg to disagree because running is most people's sanity. Compared to most sports, it is relatively low in cost except for race admissions, and in this uncertain times a lot of non-runners have turned into runners to help reduce their stress. In addition, the non-runners who were furloughed or without jobs realized they had time to run and do something productive. It is most runners sanity. Such a shame.

I hope the calendar will help. Let me know if you know of any other races and I will ensure to add them. Happy Friday Running.

Another awesome website I just recommended is (http://boulderfields.com/). This women used to be on my tri team and moved to Colorado. She comes back to the DC area all the time and does fittings etc. Check them out.